Abaft the beam is the area between abeam and astern. Compare with aft.
abandon ship To leave a sinking, burning, or otherwise fatally distressed vessel.
An abandon ship bag (ditch bag, grab bag) is a container of emergency and
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ABEAM. Codename for a deception scheme undertaken in the Middle East over
six months in 1941 intended to promote the idea that there were airborne troops
based in Egypt planning to launch an attack behind the Italian lines in Italy.